Magnetically biased fluid pressure responsive valve



July 7, 1953 f a. R. KING 2,644,477

MAGNETICALLY BIASED FLUID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE VALVE Piied June 4, 1949 I 2 Sheets-sheaf 1 INVE'NTOR.

- george (Ru H I Tani-ra G. R. KING July 7, 1953 MAGNETICALLY BIASED FLUID PRESSURE RESPONSIVE VALVE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2- Filed June 4, 1949 W m n wm am 6 w m B ceiver with "a predeterminedamount-of *com'f Patented July 7, 1953 IMAG 'NETICALLY BIASED FLUID PRESSURE I A -R'ESl-"ONSIVE George-LB; King, Houston, Tex. Applicationifune '4, 1949,, s r1 11vo. 97, 172

The invention relates to a I pressure -control {device.

, An object-of the present invention is-to provide a pressure control devicewhich automatically maintains a predetermined pressure within a .1

container;

Another object of the invention is toprovlde'an apparatus for supplying air under pressureqfrom sources which contain such airtoa receiver to be inflated to apre'determined' amount.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a pressure control device which automatisally inflates a receiver toa predetermined amount of pressure. r

Another object of the invention is to provide a pressure control device for charging a receiver with compressed air from thesource of such air,

such device including a conduitconnecting' the source with the receiver, a valve controlling communication between the source and conduit and means movable laterally of said co'nduitto open said valve to pass air through the. conduit to the receiver when air pressure in the receiver is less than a predetermined amount.

7 A further obje'ctof the invention is to provide a scams. (cum-n24) pressure control device for-inflating a tire-, said device including means to limitthe amount of air pressure supplied-to the tire, and movable means operable by gravity to open a valve in the pressure control device to supply-air to the tire when the pressure in the tire is less than thelimit.

Ajsti-ll further object of the invention is-to provide a control device for regulating pressure in a container, said control device including a conduit to conduct a fluid under pressure, a valve #in the conduit, means movable-laterally of the conduit to open the valvesai'd meansbeing' mov able to open the valve when the pressure in the container falls to a predetermined amount. 1

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a pressure control and regulator device which is simple i-noperationand can be economically manufactured.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will become more readily apparent from a consideration 0 fthe followin description and drawings, wherein:

Fig. l is a verti-calsectional viempasuy -m elevation, illustrating 'thepreferred embodiment of the invention when it is-used to charge arepressed air; f

Fig.2 is a-view on thelinei-i! of Fig; 1 t Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionalview -on' the*line 3-3 of Fig. 1 illustratingthe preferred em-bodh ment of the construction of the valve mechanism; Figl 41s a vertical sectional View, partly in elevation,- of the device illustrated in Fig. 1 showing the operation of the device;

Eigg -5 is a sectional "viewion the line 5--5. of t Fig. 6 -i'sa vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, illustrating an alternate embodiment of the invention.

The device is denoted generally by the number 2 in Fig. 1 and is shown as comprising a conduit 3 adapted to be connected at its ends 4 with the source of compressed air while thereceiver may be secured on the end 5 of the device. A valvet controls "communication between the source and the conduit 3 and extending longitudinally ofthe conduit 3 is a stem! secured to the valve 6.

Extending laterally of the conduit 3 is the piston 8 arranged in'the housing 9. The housing 9 may be any desiredshape including non-magneti'c walls It) and magnetic end plates l l and I2. Secured to the upper end l3 of the piston 8 in the chamber I 4 in the housing 9, is a spider l5 to which is secured a permanent magnet IS. The weight of the magnet member I5 is such that it normally forces the piston down as illustrated in Fig. '4. {The attraction between the magnet and endplate l 2 will-cause the member to be attracted towards the end plate as the magnet approaches suchfplate. When this occurs the piston 8 engages the stem 1, secured to the valve 6, and

cocks itin open position so that compressed air or other'fluid medium may be passed from the source through the conduit 3 and to the receiver on-th'e end 5"of such conduit; So long as the piston and stem remain engaged the valve; will rema-in cocked open to permit the unrestricted flow 'of' the fluid medium, such as air, therethrough! However, when the pressure in the conduit 3 is "sufficient-to exert a force great enough on the end of the piston 8 to move itupwardly,

such piston disengagesfrom the stem 1 whereupon'the valve 6 snaps closed. Since the end plate ll ofthehousing 9 is of magnetic material the-"effective weight of the, ring l5 will be. re-

duced as "the magnet becomes: closer to such end plate because of the attraction thereof for the I end plate l I; v r V The piston 8 and ring [5 secured totheupper end l3 thereof, will move upwardly within the housing until the stop I 1 engages the stop [8 on the end plate I I. The ring and piston will remain inthis upward position, as illustrated in Fig. :1,

uhtil'the pressure within the conduit 3 has fallen below-a sufilcient amount to retain the ring and 3 piston at that position. When the pressure in the chamber 3 falls below this suflicient amount, the ring I5 will fall due to the force of gravity moving the piston 8 downwardly to engage the stem I whereupon the valve 6 is reopened to permit the passage of fluid medium therethrough.

The stop i8is movable to regulate the amount of travel-of the piston 'fl'laterally of the conduit 3, which turn, regulates-the amount of pressure contained within the receiver 5. To this end the rotatable knob I9 is secured on the stem 20 which threadably engages the stop l8. Rotation of the knob IQ moves the stop I8 up or down which inturn controls the amount of pressure to be supplied to the container or receiver. For example, the top 22 of the end plate II may be calibrated so that various positions of the knob I9 will in turn position the stop I8 so as to obtain a predetermined amount of pressure within the receiver. V 7 I a, Fig. 3 illustrates a preferred form of construction of the valve 6 arranged in the conduit 3, and is shown as including, a ring 24 from-which the valve is suspended by the strip 25which'is sufflciently resilient to permit the valve 5 to be cooked open and to closeas illustrated in Figs. 4 and 1, respectively. =At the same time, however, the strip 25 tends to hold the valve 5 inclosed position and to supplement this tendency there may be'provided a small compression spring 23 within the cap on the end of the conduit 3 to exert a force on the valve and axially thereof.

V fhile itis believed that the operation ofthe invention .isapparent from the foregoing,'it will be assumed that the device is to be used in inflating a receiver such as an automobile tire. For purposes of illustration, itwill be assumed thatthe tire is to be inflated to 32 lbs. as shown on the top 22 of the end plate H in Fig. 2. When the indicator knob I 9 is in this position, the stop I 8 will be at a level within the chamber I6 of the housing 9 so that the automobile tire will not be inflated above 32 lbs.

It will be further assumed that the automobile tire at the time of inflating, contains say lbs. per square inch pressure. Therefore, when the air hose 5 is positioned on the valve of the automobile tire and opens such valve, the pressure within the automobile tire-becomes the pressure within the supply conduit 3 adjacent the lower end face of the piston 8. This is not suflicient to retain the ring I5 and stop I! against the stop lit-therefore, such ring and piston 8 will move downwardly laterally of the conduit to engage the stem? and open the valve 6 whereupon air pressure vflows through the conduit to the auto mobile tire. Since. the air flow is restricted at the-valve stem in the automobile tire, the pressure in conduit 3 builds up somewhat rapidly so thatthe force exerted by the air on the end of piston'ii' overcomes the weight of the ring I5 and the downward magnetic pull on the piston and thepiston 8. moves up against stop l8.- As suchring begins its upward movement the magnetic attraction betweenthe end of the plate II and such ring tends also to move the ring I'5 to the stop I3. The valve 6 will then close due to the up-streampressure and the force exerted upon the valve by the spring 23.

:1 This --cycle of operation is continuedsuntil the tireriscinfiated to 32 lbs. per square inch. When this occurs the ring I5. and piston 8 will remain in *contact with the stop I 8; This is true because the stop I8 is moved to'aposition within the '4 housing so that when the tire is inflated to 32 lbs. per square inch, there will be a sufficient amount of air pressure within the conduit 3 to retain the ring I5 and piston 8 upwardly thereagainst.

Similarly, the pressure controlled device may be set at any predetermined pressure by positioning the stop I8 within the housing 9 so that when a tire is inflated to this predetermined amount, it will be a sufiicient force to retain the ring I5 and piston 8 up against the stop 18. It seems obvious, of course, that the position of the stop I8 within the housing 9 determines the ultimate total value of pressure to which the receiver, such as a tire, is to be inflated.

An alternate embodiment of the invention is illustrated'in Fig. 6. This form of invention is adapted to be used where the pressure within a container is to be controlled by regulating the amount of fuel passing to a burner which creates pressure in the container.

The. device is provided with a conduit 3 a valve 6 and stem 1 connected therewith similar in construction to that previously described. A piston 8 is arranged to move. laterally of the conduit 3 tocock the valve Sin open position. ,It is to be noted that the lower end 25' of the piston 23 is smaller in cross-section than the portion 26 in the chamber 27. A conduit 28 isconnected into the chamber 21 and conducts pressure from the container in which the pressure is being controlled by the dGViCG.

- So long as the pressure within the chamber 2? is suflicient to exert a force against the shoulder 29 to retain the piston 8 out of engagement with the stem I, the valve 6 will remain closed. However, if the-pressure within such chamber falls below apredetermined amount, the piston 8 will movelaterally of the conduit 3, contact the stem 7 and cook the valve 6 in open position. This will allow a fresh 'surge of fuel to pass through the conduit v3 to burners which furnish heat to maintain the-pressure within the container.

. The indicator knob I9 may adjust the stop I8 so as to position itat a point within the housing to'maintain a predetermined pressure within the container to which the conduit 23 is connected. While it is believedthat the operation of this alternate form of the invention is apparent from the foregoing, it will beassumed that'the construction, as illustrated inFig. 6, will be utilized to regulate the pressure in a boiler. The conduit 3 can be secured to a suitabl fuel line, such as as or the like-and the indicator knob I9 will be positioned at the predetermined pressure at which it is desired to maintain the boiler. So long as the 'pressure'in the boiler remains at least equal to the pressure indicated on the top 220i therend plate II, the piston 8 and ring l5 will remain in their upmost position in contact with the-stop I8. This cuts off the fuel supply to the burners and prevents over-heating and excessive pressur within theboiler. When the pressure within the boiler falls below the pressure indicated bythe knob I9, which positions the stop I8 at the location'in the housing 9, equivalent to such pressure, the piston B will move laterally of the conduit 3 because of gravity and magnetic pull between the bottomend plate and ring I5 to cook the-valve in'open position.

,Thiswill permit the flow of; fuelto the burners whichin turn increases the pressure within the boiler. Fuel maybe admitted through the conduit 3 until the pressure within the chamber 21 in-the -conduit;28 moves the piston. 8 out of en a ementw h is Stem It is to be noted that the provisionoi' a permanent magnet on the piston in cooperation with the end plates I l and I2 accomplishes two purposes.

Becaus of the magnetic attraction between the end plates II and I2 and the magnet l5,- as the magnet approaches. up or down position inthe housing 9, the attraction between the magnet and end plates-prevents hunting of the piston as it approaches open or closed position in the operation of the device.

Also, the magnetic attraction between the end plates and the magnet cause the piston to react with a snap action as it approaches either its closed or open position.

stem connected to said valve and extending longitudinally of said conduit, a weighted piston extending laterally of said conduit and communi-.

eating therewith, a magnetized member secured to said piston, said piston movable by. gravity and magnetic attraction to contact said stemtd cock said valve in open position whereby air is conducted through said conduit to the receiver,

said piston being movable from contact with said stem by the force of suflicient air pressure acting against said piston to release said valve from its cocked open position.

2. A device for charging a receiver with fluid" supplied from a source of such fluid comprising, a conduit connecting the source witha receiver,

1 a valve controlling communication between the source and conduit, a stem connected to said valve and extending longitudinally of said conduit,'a movable piston extending laterally of said conduit and communicating therewith, a magnetized member'secured to said piston, a cylinder including non-magnetic walls and paramagnetic end plates, an adjustable stop secured in one end plate to regulate the length of stroke of, said 7 piston which determines the amount of fluid injected into said receiver, said piston movable by gravity and magnetic attraction to contact said stem ,to cook said valve in open position to pass fluid from the source through. said conduitto the receiver, said piston'being movable from contact with said stem by the force of suflicient fluid pressure acting against said piston to release said valve from its cocked open position.

3. A device for charging a receiver with compressed air supplied from a source of such air comprising, a conduit connecting the source with a receiver to be filled, a valve controlling communication between the source and conduit, a

municating therewith, a magnetized member secured to said piston, a cylinder including nonmagnetic walls and magnetic end plates enclosing said member, an adjustable stop secured in one end plate to regulate the length of stroke of said piston, said piston being movable by the force of gravity and magnetic attraction to contact said stem to cook said valve in open position to pass air through said conduit into the receiver and releasing said valve from its cocked open I position by the air pressure in said conduit forcing said piston ofi said stem.

4. A device forcharging a receiver with fluid under pressure supplied from a source of such fluid comprising, a conduit connecting the source with a receiver to be filled, a valve controlling communication between the source and conduit, spring means normally urging said valve to closed position, means movable laterally of said conduit to open said valve, said movable means including a magnetized member,paramagnetic means positioned above and below said movable means to react to said magnetized member means secured in one of said paramagnetic means to regulate the length of lateral movement of said movable means, said movable means adapted to open said valve to pass the fluid through said conduit to the receiver when the fluid pressure in the receiver is less than a predetermined value.

5. A device for charging a receiver with fluid supplied from a, source of such fluid comprising, a conduit connecting the source with a receiver tobe filled, a valve controlling communication between the source and conduit, spring means normally urging said valve to closed position,

' means movable laterally-of said conduit to open said valve, said movable means including a magnetized member, paramagnetic, means positioned above and below said movable means to reactto said magnetized member, means secured in one of said paramagnetic means to regulate the length of lateral movement of said movable means, said movable means adapted to open said 'valve to pass the fluid throughrsaid conduit to the receiver when the fluid pressure in the receiver is less than a predetermined amount, and indicating means associated with said regulating means to denote the predetermined amount of air pressure.

GEORGE R. KING.

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